Upcoming Events 2016
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Waylon Thibodeaux at 100 Men Hall, photo by Ellis Anderson

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4/9 - Saturday

This Second Saturday, several Old Town merchants and restaurants will be participating in a "Plastic Free April."  check out the grass-roots campaign here!

Many restaurants in Old Town will be participating in "Straws on Request" and are exploring the possibilities of using compostable take-out containers.  Businesses throughout Old Town are now carrying cloth bags for groceries and glass water bottles. 

Three fun awareness-raising booths will be set up at Bay Emporium (112 South Second Street).  Make your own cloth shopping bag on the spot, with fun artistic touches!  Full details on our Second Saturday page!

Second Saturday Artwalk
Old Town Bay St. Louis
Lively all day
Gallery openings and live music
4 - 8 p.m.

Over the past twenty years, the monthly artwalk has become one of the most popular events in the region.  Old Town stays lively all day, with many merchants and restaurants offering specials.  The pace picks up from 4 – 8pm, when gallery openings and live music keep the streets humming with activity.

As usual, two designated "Hot Spot" businesses will be celebrating limelight status in April.  Both of this month's Hot Spots are vacation rentals that allow visitors to experience Old Town like a local!  Heart of Old Town is located at 109 Second Street, and Life's a Beach is just at few blocks away at 107 Carroll Ave. 

Two Awesome Old Town Concerts on Second Saturday!

La Terza Classe
Mockingbird Café, 110 S. Second Street:
6 - 9 p.m.  Family-friendly environment
This group from Italy is back for a repeat performance after slaying crowds in October.  The full acoustic sound goes from Europe to the Louisiana, passing through the Appalachian Mountains and the Delta of Mississippi to a place where folk, blues and early jazz meet.  Don't miss these guys, or you'll kick yourself the next day.  Then walk a block to:

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Keith Sykes as part of the "Songs From a Little Beach Town" concert series

Big-city concert in a delightful small-town setting, what's not to love and support?  This concert features Keith Sykes, a  songwriting bud of John Prine's and a veteran of Jimmy Buffett's Coral Reefer Band.  This guy's the real deal.  PLUS, singer-songwriter Lynn Drury is opening the show!  Doors open at 6:30 p.m., with limited reserved seating, and music begins at 7:30.

Tickets are $20, and a steal of a deal.  The "Garage Mahal" is a fantastic public space atop the Old Town parking garage at 122 Court Street (so parking is no hassle!).  The venue is intimate with incredible acoustics.  Right in the heart of Old Town, it's a perfect way to end a Second Saturday Artwalk! 

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4/9 - Saturday 

Fun Day in the Bay            
Bay Saint Louis Harbor
Beach Blvd. and Main St.             
6 a.m.-6 p.m.            
info: 228-467-4639

It’s a full day of fun that benefits Pink Heart Funds, the non-profit that provides wigs for people with hair loss due to disorders and/or cancer treatments.

•  CCA Hooked on a Cure Fishing Tournament: 6 a.m.-3 p.m.
•  CCA Bay Chapter's Kids Casting For Conservation 8 a.m.-12 p.m.
•  Classic car show 8 a.m.-2 p.m.
• Cornhole tournament registration 10 a.m., tournament starts 11 a.m.
• Kids Zone 8 a.m.-6 p.m.
• DJ & live music 8 a.m.-6 p.m.
• Food, drink and merchandise booths 8 a.m.-6 p.m.

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4/10 - Sunday

Capital Campaign Brainstorming Ice Cream Social
Starfish Café
211 Main Street
2 - 4 p.m.

Starfish Fans:  Bring your ideas, experience, and love to share in this kickoff of a campaign to raise enough money for the restaurant to buy the the blue cottage that's their “home.” 

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4/16 - Saturday

Edible Books Festival
Bay St. Louis Library
312 Hwy 90
BSL
10:30 a.m. - Noon

What's an Edible Books Festival? It's a community-wide competition that showcases food that has been shaped like, or that refers to, books, characters, or authors of books. To submit an entry form, pick up a flyer at any branch or click here.

Members of the public are invited to come and see the creative submissions from 10:30 a.m. to noon. Prizes will be awarded in various categories!

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4/16 - Saturday

Laura Maurice, Paula Fairconnetue, Tanya Washington, Janita Cole, Bobbie Tate 2nd row,L-R, William Washington, Beverly Williams, Tesia Lee, Fr Walter Bracken, Mike Adams, Chris Hernandez, and not pictured are Jack Schornick, David Morgan & Sally Morgan.

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St. Rose is known across the Gulf Coast for their amazing gospel choir.  Now they're making a name for themselves as an acting ensemble too! 

Mystery Dinner Theatre
"My Alma Martyr"
St. Rose de Lima Holy Spirit Center
301 S. Necaise Ave.
starts 6 p.m.
BSL
Tickets $30 each or 2/$50
Fundraiser for St. Rose De Lima

Satisfy your inner Sherlock with this hilarious interactive murder mystery.  The play revolves around a class reunion gone wrong (and which one isn't?).  The ticket price includes a dinner with salad, main course, dessert, and drink, and benefits St. Rose Catholic Church. Tickets can be purchased from St. Rose office at 228-467-7347 or from any "class-mates"(an all-parishioner cast).

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4/19 - Tuesday

CASA 3rd Annual Light of Hope Event            
Veterans Memorial Waveland,
on the beach at the end of Coleman Avenue
5:30-6:30 p.m.            
info: 228-344-0419

April is Child Abuse Awareness & Prevention month. CASA's annual Light of Hope event provides a venue to educate the community on child abuse and to recognize members of the community who have gone above and beyond to protect our children. Recognition for CASA Advocate of the Year, Outstanding DHS Worker, and Outstanding Community Professional. Sherri Carr Bevis, Assistant Secretary of State for External Marketing, is guest speaker. Bring your lawn chairs and show your support!

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4/20 - Wednesday

“Bag It” film screening             Starfish Cafe            
211 Main Street
Bay St. Louis            
6 p.m.      plasticfreeapril@gmail.com             FREE

Let us start by pointing out that this is a chance to come to a FREE BYOB film screening where there will be punch and cookies. Nnnkay?​

Plastic Free April is a Mississippi Gulf Coast-based organization that formed to raise awareness of the amount of single-use disposable plastic, and that promotes alternatives to its use. To that end, the group is screening “Bag It,” a documentary that explores ways our daily reliance on plastic threatens not only waterways and marine life, but human health, too. Come and learn more about something that affects us all! And bring beer, and eat cookies! ​

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4/23 - Saturday

 Soirée on the Bay            
Our Lady of the Gulf Community Center            
​228 South Beach Boulevard            
7-11 p.m.            
$35/individual, $50/couple            
Tickets and info: 228-467-5158

It’s billed as the biggest fundraiser of the year for this local PreK3-6th grade Catholic school, and we can see why. This year has an ’80s theme, so feather your hair, throw on your Members Only jacket and get on down to the OLGCC for tastings from at least a dozen local restaurants and caterers, a raffle for an awesome playhouse (only $10!), and a silent auction where you stand to win everything from a Colorado vacation to a full set of braces. Whaaaat?! That AND featured band, Rock Kandy? Totally tubular!!

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4/30 - Saturday

Relay for Life 2016
Hancock Medical Center Walking Track
149 Drinkwater Blvd.
BSL
10 a.m. - 10 p.m.

Following opening ceremonies until event’s end, members of participating teams take shifts walking or jogging around the track. The event also includes everything from food sales to spacewalks.  The packed schedule includes the music of Phil “Smooth” Williams and the Electric Sheep, a water balloon toss, scavenger hunt, Zumba and line dancing, a fun (and funny!) womanless beauty pageant, concluding with a luminary launch.  Read our April Talk of the Town for full details!

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4/30 - Saturday

Ritzy Rummage Sale
Christ Episcopal Church
912 South Beach Boulevard 
Bay St. Louis
8 a.m.-2 p.m.
info and donations call Christ Episcopal at 228-467-7757 or christchurchbsl@outlook.net

Donations are encouraged for this mega-spectacular 2nd annual fundraiser for the church. Rummage offerings will include bikes, tools, baby furniture, toys, sporting goods, furniture, decorative accessories, lamps, children’s clothing and many other items. Those in the know say that bargain hunters should come early for the best buys!

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